MTN Ghana Job Vacancy For Senior Specialist, Commercial Legal



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MTN Ghana Job Vacancy For Senior Specialist, Commercial Legal





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Division:  Corporate Services

Department:  Corporate Services

Location:       Accra

Position:  Senior Specialist, Commercial Legal

Level:    MTN Level 3

Reports to:     Senior Manager, Commercial Legal

 

Job Summary:

  • Minimise and mitigate legal risk,  Advise, negotiate and manage commercial legal transactions within MTN and outside MTN
  • Ensure corporate governance, compliance, 
  • Provide guidance and advice to operations in commercial legal activities/transactions requiring MTN input - drafting, structuring, 
  • Review practices, procedures, policies and business to ensure that these in accordance with the laws of Ghana.
  • Manage legal/commercial risk in transactions.

 

Job Role

  • Negotiate, draft and implement legal agreements and provide legal support to company projects
  • Incorporate related company policies into contracts and provide legal advice on company matters
  • Monitor, manage and provide input into litigation strategy and approach of external solicitors on all on-going litigation and dispute resolution matters
  • Monitor the legal and regulatory landscape and reports on laws, regulations, guidelines that can affect the business of the company and provide guidance in legislative aspects
  • Manage legal risks in accordance with company policy.
  • Provide legal opinions on various legal issues and legal advice on transactions
  • Research applicable laws and provide recommendations on the legal consequences of business initiatives and decisions and highlight attendant risks.
  • Provide legal support to company projects
  • Support the implementation of internal company policies.
  • Support efforts towards influencing governmental & regulatory policies affecting the company’s businesses.
  • Facilitate timely responses to stakeholders.

Context:

  • Dynamic and highly competitive telecommunication & ICT industry
  • Highly legal and regulated environment
  • Performance Driven Environment

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  • Diverse cultural environment
  • Unionized environment
  • Active Media  Engagement & Brand Reputation
  • Regionalization structure implication

Education  

  • A Degree in Law with qualifying certificate in law (i.e. Bar exams)

Experience

  • 5+ years post qualification Commercial/Corporate Law experience in a large local law firm or the legal department of a large company. Experience must include exposure and direct participation in:
  • Negotiations and drafting of reasonably complex commercial transactions
  • Telco/Finance Experience an advantage

Professional/Technical competencies:

  • In-depth knowledge of commercial laws, telecoms laws, labour laws, land laws etc
  • Analytical Thinking
  • Conflict Management
  • Contract Management
  • Information Management
  • Legal Advice
  • Litigation Management
  • Reporting
  • Research Orientation
  • Communication
  • Computer Literacy
  • Time Management.

Physical Skills/ Competencies:

  • Ability to manage conflict, accountability, self and team performance.
  •  Innovative, takes initiative, result oriented and develops self consistently
  • Leadership skills, customer centric, collaborative and  ability to coach & develop direct reports
  • Trustworthy, integrity and ethical in dealings
  • Ability to focus on priorities and plans, manages and monitors work effectively
  • Good written and verbal communication, presentation Skills,
  • Negotiation skills
  • Global thinker, Analytical thinking and Problem solving abilities.
  • Ability to handle issues with tact and diplomacy
  • Ability to manage own time and workload and juggle conflicting priorities

NB: The Incumbent must maintain strict confidentiality at all times

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